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These are the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one hits of 1965.
That year, 14 acts hit number one for the first time:
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These are the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one hits of 1965.
That year, 14 acts hit number one for the first time: Petula Clark
Petula Sally Olwen Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932) is an English singer, actress, and composer. She has one of the longest serving careers of a British singer, spanning more than seven decades.
Clark's professional career began during the ...
, The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers are an American musical duo originally formed by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield but now comprising Medley and Bucky Heard. Medley formed the group with Hatfield in 1963. They had first performed together in 1962 in the Lo ...
, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, The Temptations
The Temptations are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top ...
, Freddie and the Dreamers
Freddie and the Dreamers were an English beat band that had a number of hit records between 1963 and 1965. The band's stage act was enlivened by the comic antics of Freddie Garrity, who would bounce around the stage with arms and legs flying.
...
, Wayne Fontana
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and the Mindbenders
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, Herman's Hermits, The Four Tops
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, The Byrds
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, The Rolling Stones
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, Sonny & Cher
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The pair f ...
, Barry McGuire
Barry McGuire (born October 15, 1935) is an American singer-songwriter primarily known for his 1965 hit " Eve of Destruction". Later he would pioneer as a singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian music.
Early life
McGuire was born in O ...
, The McCoys
The McCoys were a rock group formed in Union City, Indiana, United States, in 1962. They are best known for their 1965 hit single " Hang On Sloopy". Their name was changed from Rick and the Raiders to The McCoys, taken from the B-side of The ...
, and The Dave Clark Five
The Dave Clark Five, also known as the DC5, were an English rock and roll band formed in 1958 in Tottenham, London. Drummer Dave Clark served as the group's leader, producer and co-songwriter. In January 1964 they had their first UK top ten sin ...
. The Beatles, The Supremes, The Byrds, Herman's Hermits and The Rolling Stones were the only acts to have more than one song reach number one that year, with The Beatles having the most with five and The Supremes next with four, and The Byrds, Herman's Hermits, and The Rolling Stones with two.
Chart history
Number-one artists
See also
*1965 in music
List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1965.
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Specific locations
*1965 in British music
* 1965 in Norwegian music
Specific genres
* 1965 in country music
*1965 in jazz
Events
* January 4 – Fender Musical Instru ...
*Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1965
These are the number-one singles of 1965 according to the Top 100 Singles chart in '' Cashbox'' magazine.
See also
* 1965 in music
* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1965 (U.S.)
These are the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one hits of ...
*List of Billboard number-one singles
This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently mon ...
References
Additional sources
*''Fred Bronson
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's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition'' ()
*'' Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition'' ()
*''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties'' ()
*Additional information obtained from ''Billboard's'online archive services
and print editions of the magazine. {{Top 100 United States Hot 100 1965